AVIENT
TPE grades with 60% recycled content launched / Metallic effect sulfone formulations introduced
— By Plasteurope.com correspondent —
US compounds, colours, and additives specialist Avient (Avon Lake, Ohio; www.avient.com) said it has extended its reSound REC portfolio of recycled content thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) with new grades that contain up to 60% recycled content.
US compounds, colours, and additives specialist Avient (Avon Lake, Ohio; www.avient.com) said it has extended its reSound REC portfolio of recycled content thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) with new grades that contain up to 60% recycled content.
 The company’s reSound grades with 60% recycled content can be used for overmoulded components in a wide range of applications (Image: Avient) |
The globally produced sustainable TPE grades are designed to offer a reduced product carbon footprint with comparable performance to virgin materials, the company said.
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The recyclate used in the company’s new resound grades comes from either PCR streams or a combination of PCR and post-industrial raw materials.
The formulation is available in hardnesses ranging from 40-80 Shore A and is easily colourable, according to Avient. It is suitable for general-purpose injection moulding applications, including overmoulding onto a polypropylene substrate.
Metallic effect, improved sustainability
Avient said it has also launched pre-coloured sulfone solutions that deliver metallic effects to emulate a metal finish without the weight and to eliminate secondary operations such as painting.
 Avient’s new pre-coloured sulfome formulations with metallic effects (Photo: Avient) |
The company said its new Colorant Chromatics formulations offer the ultra-high temperature and chemical resistance of sulfone polymers while imparting a metallic effect in gold, silver, and bronze without any secondary processing.
Compared with traditional painting processes, Avient said injection moulding with the new formulations has lower energy requirements and lower volatile organic compound emissions.
The material is suited to household, aerospace, and healthcare applications, where it supports extended shelf life and multiple sterilisations.
28.10.2024 Plasteurope.com [256389-0]
Published on 28.10.2024